Diamonds are Forever

In December 2017 the Limassol branch of The Collection Gallery organised a jewellery and art exhibition around diamonds. The jewellery show brought together 3 exquisite designers – Loria Hadjigeorghiou, Lygia Demades and a South African designer’s diamond collection.

Some works by Yorgos complemented the exhibition. The black and white sparkle of the “Eyes of Empowerment”, for instance, perfectly emphasised the showcased jewellery. After all, these works have been referred to as jewellery for the home.

Just like diamonds are precious jewels enhancing a soul, a body, a mind… Yorgos’s ‘Stratified Jewels’ are able to enhance an interior, a space, a home. The series was originally inspired by the matopetra, the blue and white amulets many people in the region wear or hang for protection against the influences of the evil eyes. Not being superstitious himself, Yorgos has turned this around. Instead of protection against evil he has conceived them as conveyors of good.

Just like diamonds, the Eyes of Empowerment can be seen as symbols of strength, courage and invincibility.